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What does a Confederate commander reveal when he writes home as a husband and father?
In Recollections and Letters of General Robert E. Lee, Captain Robert E. Lee brings together memories of his father and the general’s letters. The youngest son serves under his father in the Civil War. His portrait leads you beyond the uniform, into a family shaped by affection, worry, and the demands of duty.
General Lee writes to his wife, children, friends, and officers. He teases his daughters, worries over his sons, and keeps in touch with a wife who is often ill. The book follows him through defeat and into life as a college president. This is no battle history or balanced judgment of his cause: a devoted son’s love shapes the view.
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- Letters from camp Read the words Lee sends home while commanding the Army of Northern Virginia.
- A father beyond the uniform Meet a parent whose teasing and concern give family life a place beside military duty.
- Duty in his own words Explore the general’s account of duty and defeat through letters preserved by his son.
- Life after the war Follow Lee to Washington College, where a struggling school becomes the focus of his work.
- A devoted son's perspective Read with an eye for the affection that guides both the memories and their telling.
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Readers who love American history told through family letters, who enjoy a close look at a famous life from the people who shared the house, the camp and the road, and who like horses.
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- The general at home was a playful, devoted father
- West Point and Texas shaped a man of duty
- Lee resigned from the army to follow Virginia
- Building an army while his family lost its home
- Rain and mountains defeated him in West Virginia
- The commander seen through his son in the ranks
- Jackson's loss and a hungry army at Rapidan
- From the Wilderness to Appomattox and beyond
- A private citizen who chose to teach
- Lexington years, a failing heart and a quiet end
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Ricordi e lettere del generale Robert E. Lee
by Robert E. Lee · 1904
A general writes home about socks, cats and prayer while his army starves at Petersburg.
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Picture a small boy in his best blue frock, waiting in the hall at Arlington. His father is coming home from the Mexican War after more than two years away.
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The general at home was a playful, devoted father
Robert E. Lee Jr. begins with his earliest clear memory. Lee comes home to Arlington in 1848, and the household gathers in the hall. The father kisses the visiting child Armistead by mistake, and the author remembers feeling humiliated in his best frock. He tells it with a smile.
The family pets fill the next pages. A terrier named Spec follows the children everywhere, even to church. Lee keeps his war mare Grace Darling, who carries the scars of several bullets. The children climb into his bed in the morning to hear his stories, and he declares that without tickling there is no story. Yet he is firm, and the son knows that any order from his father must be obeyed.
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Lee, Robert E. Recollections and Letters of General Robert E. Lee. Library of Alexandria, 2026, libraryofalexandria.com/products/recollections-and-letters-of-general-robert-e-lee.
Lee, R. E. (2026). Recollections and letters of General Robert E. Lee. Library of Alexandria. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/recollections-and-letters-of-general-robert-e-lee (Original work published 1904)
Lee, Robert E. Recollections and Letters of General Robert E. Lee. Library of Alexandria, 2026. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/recollections-and-letters-of-general-robert-e-lee.
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What is Recollections and Letters of General Robert E. Lee about?
It is a son's portrait of his father, told through personal memories and many family letters. It follows Lee from home life and West Point through the Civil War to his years as president of Washington College in Lexington.
Who wrote Recollections and Letters of General Robert E. Lee?
The book was written by Robert E. Lee Jr., the general's youngest son. He served in the Confederate army as a gunner and later as an officer, so he describes both the family and the war from close up.
Who are Traveller and Lucy Long in the book?
They are Lee's beloved horses. Traveller is the iron gray warhorse who carried him through the war and into Lexington. Lucy Long is the sorrel mare he rode with his daughters, which his son helped bring back to him.
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